If you have ever liked a piece of pop music but have thought that a lot of its success can be put down to the arrangement, there's a fighting chance that the arranger is Del Newman. Del has worked with Cat Stevens, Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel, Elton John, Carly Simon, John Cale and goodness knows who else.
Listen to how he transforms a lesser-known Cat Stevens song into a masterpiece:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
And here's another one from Cat Stevens, unknown to me, and brought to me by my daughter in London. A simple tune that somehow gets under your skin.
https://vimeo.com/62534393
Alun Davies often accompanied Cat Stevens in concert.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
He also accompanied Murray Head on acoustic guitar in Say It Ain't So Jo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
And what about this collaboration with the late Ronnie Lane?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
But the best Ronnie Lane song was with Eric Clapton.
Listen to how he transforms a lesser-known Cat Stevens song into a masterpiece:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
And here's another one from Cat Stevens, unknown to me, and brought to me by my daughter in London. A simple tune that somehow gets under your skin.
https://vimeo.com/62534393
Alun Davies often accompanied Cat Stevens in concert.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
He also accompanied Murray Head on acoustic guitar in Say It Ain't So Jo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
And what about this collaboration with the late Ronnie Lane?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
But the best Ronnie Lane song was with Eric Clapton.
Lovely.
ReplyDeleteI personally think Nelson Riddle "made" Frank Sinatra, but please feel free to disagree!